All those little leftover soap bits...Can I make new soap out of them??

Question

The candle wax question got me thinking...I buy really good soap from LUSH is there something I can do with all the little leftover bits?

Answer 1

you can put them all together in a little sachet like a piece pantyhose tie it closed and use it

Soapy scrubber using nylon hose
"Make a soapy scrubber. Place small bits of leftover soap into a
square of nylon netting, fold the netting so there are several layers
around the soap, then tuck in all the edges with heavy thread. Use for
scrubbing collar stains or cleaning hands after gardening or
painting."

Answer 2

You can also save a few of them, especially the ones that get "harder" when well dried out, and use them for marking fabric. They "draw" pretty much like chalk but easier, and also latr wash out or just disappear with handling pretty easily.
The edges of the soap will usually be fairly thin and "sharp" so that's the part you'd use.

We do this all the time for marking fabric to make quilts, but sewing or repairing clothing (or fabric toys, or felt, etc.) would be good too.
And actually, soap would "write" or mark on most other surfaces temporarily too.


As for actually making soap from old soap, I usually just take the thin piece that's left from an old bar and press it down onto a newer bar while they're both wet, gently pressing press down on the old soap's edges till the old piece becomes one with the new bar.


Diane B.

Answer 3

Sure, my favorite answer to this dilema is to grate the left over bits with a cheese grater, then with a little bit of essential oil in the soap (do it drop by drop, and you want to wear gloves as well) mold them into soap balls. These are very pretty and add a touch of "homemade country" to your bathroom design, especailly when you stack 5-6 balls in a bowl. As soaps come in a variety of colors you can add a sprinkle of different colors to a primarily white batch for "confetti balls". The possibilities are endless.
You could also grate them down and add a bit of liquid glycerine to make a liquid soap.
Have fun!!!

Answer 4

Get an empty soap dispenser bottle put all the soap bits in there add water and you can use it as hand soap.

Answer 5

soak in a jar in water, then put in a blender and pour in molds, it will dry slowly and you likely need some soap left to pour into the depression made as your soap dries.

Answer 6

you can use a vegetable peeler and peel strips of it, put it all together in a nice bowl for guests' use.

the strips will curl, like chocolate, for a nice presentation.

Answer 7

Yes you can. A helpful link below...

Good luck-